Nerd's Eye View
MAY 15, 2023
The financial advisory industry has faced many purported technological ‘threats’ over the past several decades. From the introduction of computers to the rise of the internet to the emergence of ‘robo-advisors’, there has been no shortage of innovations that would allegedly reduce the need for consumers to work with (human) financial advisors.
The Reformed Broker
MAY 17, 2023
Just wanted to take a moment to recognize the incredible work my media and research teams have been doing to propel The Compound channel past 120,000 subscribers this month. And that 120k is just a fragment of the audience because almost everything we do on video is also on the audio podcast channels too. For those who are new to what we’re doing at the Compound YouTube channel each week, below is the schedule of w.
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The Big Picture
MAY 15, 2023
One of the core philosophical beliefs I hold dear is that the future is inherently unknown and unknowable. This tends to be true for the vast majority of people almost all of the time. The world is full of endless, random, often-invisible factors that greatly impact outcomes. Our own psychology works against our understanding this: Our hindsight bias allows us to see these unknowable results with perfect after-the-fact clarity; that fools us into believing our prior expectations turned out to be
Abnormal Returns
MAY 18, 2023
Finance Zero-day options are changing how the stock market operates. (finance.yahoo.com) Managing cash is no longer an afterthought. (institutionalinvestor.com) RIP, once and for all, Libor. (economist.com) Funds Jon Hale looks at the evolution of sustainable investing over the past couple decades. (morningstar.com) ETFs are seeing increased adoption in Europe.
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Financial institutions continue to look to quantify the impact of new technologies. Meanwhile, business lending technologies have grown more popular in the industry. However, understanding the impact of said technologies means understanding how to increase your revenue while decreasing your costs. This is key for the growth of your organization. Biz2X created this eBook to analyze the ROI of business lending platforms and learn about the short-term and long-term benefits of said platforms.
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 17, 2023
Amid a tight job market and low unemployment rates, a significant amount of the U.S. ‘talent gap’ is filled by foreign-born workers on employment visas like the H-1B. These visas allow foreign workers to live and work in the country temporarily while they are employed – although in practice, this can mean that individuals can spend years or decades (or even their entire career) working in the U.S. on a ‘temporary’ visa.
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The Big Picture
MAY 17, 2023
Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve spend a lot of time worrying about Inflation Expectations. They shouldn’t. Sentiment surveys in general are mostly useless (except at the extremes). They aren’t merely lagging, backward-looking indicators, but instead, tell you what the public experienced 3- 6 months ago. Beyond short-term extrapolation, they have little to no ability to provide insight into intermediate-term (6-12 months) inflation.
Abnormal Returns
MAY 17, 2023
Podcasts Peter Lazaroff on the problem with bond index funds. (peterlazaroff.com) Morgan Housel talks about some impactful ideas, succinctly stated. (open.spotify.com) Housing People looking to buy a house right now have three options. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Moving comes with a whole host of unexpected costs. (blairbellecurve.com) What does it really cost to own a home?
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 16, 2023
Welcome back to the 333rd episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is Jim Dew. Jim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dew Wealth Management, an independent RIA based in Scottsdale, AZ, that provides virtual-family-office-style financial planning on a monthly retainer basis for 150 small-business owner entrepreneurs. What's unique about Jim, though, is how he has scaled his retainer-based boutique firm to more than $7 million in revenue, a $31 million enterprise va
The Reformed Broker
MAY 19, 2023
RWM is coming to Austin, TX June 12th-14th @Downtown with more detailsEmail us at info@ritholtzwealth.com subject line “Austin” to reserve a meeting slot! pic.twitter.com/9iSdG4HFf3 — Ritholtz Wealth (@RitholtzWealth) May 19, 2023 Why did we open an office in Austin, Texas? Is it because the city is expected to add another 1.5 million residents by 2040, giving it a population of 4 million?
Speaker: Joe Buhrmann, MBA, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC® Senior Financial Planning Practice Management Consultant eMoney Advisor
During an era of evolving consumer preferences, the banking sector is undergoing a profound shift. As customers continue to broaden their perspectives, banking professionals must support their customers' financial wellness by providing holistic financial advice that aligns with individual goals and circumstances. Without adapting, financial institutions will find that loyalty may crumble amid uncertainty.
The Big Picture
MAY 19, 2023
Let’s see if I can find something to counter and/or undercut each of these 10 items listed in this morning’s tweet above: 1. Only 5 stocks driving markets?! Then why are Equal-weighted indices doing so well? Equal-weighted Nasdaq100 up 17% since the June lows for the market because “it’s only 5 stocks”? How bad at math do you need to be to think that it’s only 5 stocks driving this market?
Abnormal Returns
MAY 13, 2023
EVs Electric car sales are outpacing prior estimates. (hannahritchie.substack.com) Norway is farthest along when it comes to EVs but still struggles with charging infrastructure. (nytimes.com) Toyota ($TM) is hedging its bets when it comes to EVs. (wsj.com) Energy NextEra Energy Resources ($NEE) is betting big on 'green hydrogen' production. (wsj.com) Why more public entities will begin to start deploying renewables.
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 19, 2023
Enjoy the current installment of “Weekend Reading For Financial Planners” - this week’s edition kicks off with the news of a recent survey indicating that investors overwhelmingly believe that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help financial advisors better serve their clients and would like to work with an advisor who leverages AI tools.
The Reformed Broker
MAY 13, 2023
And if you haven’t subscribed yet, don’t wait. Check it out below or wherever fine podcasts are played. . The post This Week on TRB appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
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The Big Picture
MAY 19, 2023
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • Will AI Fix Work? The pace of work is outpacing our ability to keep up. AI is poised to create a whole new way of working. ( Microsoft ) • Why Are Americans So Negative About the Economy? There are now huge gaps between what people say about the economy and both what the data says and what they say about their own experience.
Abnormal Returns
MAY 15, 2023
Energy Gasoline prices are down some 30% from their peak (axios.com) European natural gas prices are below pre-war levels. (qz.com) Strategy A magazine cover gone wrong, the case of Cisco Systems ($CSCO). (ritholtz.com) Models are always a starting point, not an end in themselves. (awealthofcommonsense.com) Companies How Sea Ltd. turn things around by cutting costs.
Nerd's Eye View
MAY 18, 2023
As a solo advisory firm owner grows their practice, they may reach capacity constraints that prompt them to hire an additional employee. While this can be a logical step in scaling their firm, some advisory firm owners may not anticipate the managerial challenges that come with hiring additional staff. And even though some firm owners may have originally thought they were ready to expand and take on an employee, they may later determine that they actually prefer operating on their own as a solo
The Reformed Broker
MAY 19, 2023
Welcome to the latest episode of The Compound & Friends. This week, Michael Batnick, Morgan Housel, Chris Davis, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss the big wave of AI coming, the most important chart in the stock market, SVB insiders facing scrutiny, the worst startup investment ever, and much more! You can listen to the whole thing below, or find it wherever you like to listen to your favorite pods!
Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC
In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.
The Big Picture
MAY 13, 2023
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • He wrote a book on a rare subject. Then a ChatGPT replica appeared on Amazon. From recipes to product reviews to how-to books, artificial intelligence text generators are quietly authoring more and more of the internet. ( Washington Post ) • The Crypto Winter Cost People More Than Their Money : Some acolytes lost faith, others blamed devils—and some went even harder.
Abnormal Returns
MAY 16, 2023
Crypto 2022's crypto blowups happened really quickly as institutions rushed through the door. (chicagofed.org) Michael Lewis' book on SBF, “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon” is coming in October. (nytimes.com) Companies Why is Apple ($AAPL) is pushing forward with its mixed reality headset? (washingtonpost.com) What exactly is IBM ($IBM) these days?
Calculated Risk
MAY 15, 2023
Altos reports that active single-family inventory was up 0.2% week-over-week. Click on graph for larger image. This inventory graph is courtesy of Altos Research. As of May 12th, inventory was at 420 thousand (7-day average), compared to 420 thousand the prior week. Year-to-date, inventory is down 14.3%. And inventory is up 3.7% from the seasonal bottom four weeks ago.
The Reformed Broker
MAY 16, 2023
Bullish call on GE Healthcare from CNBC. The post Clips From Today’s Halftime Report appeared first on The Reformed Broker.
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Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) is poised to revolutionize the world of business lending. By understanding the impact and possibilities of Generative AI in business lending, banks can stay ahead of the curve and make informed decisions. Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize how lenders make credit decisions, automate loan processes, and provide personalized customer experiences.
The Big Picture
MAY 16, 2023
My Two-for-Tuesday morning train WFH reads: • Miami’s Love Affair With Crypto Is Souring as Bitcoin Faithful Flock to the City : On the eve of the annual bitcoin conference, the city and its mayor have mostly moved on from crypto. ( Wall Street Journal ) but see Crypto’s Most Influential Companies Often Follow Their Own Rules — Even After FTX’s Collapse : A review of practices at 60 of the sector’s most influential companies found many lack basic guardrails. ( Bloomberg ) • The audacious plan to
Abnormal Returns
MAY 14, 2023
Also on the site Everybody is a creative, whether they acknowledge it or not. (abnormalreturns.com) FutureProof announced the first 50 speakers including the musical acts. (businesswire.com) Top clicks this week What's the best asset to hold during a recession? (morningstar.com) The 60/40 portfolio is flawed, but you need an alternative. (morningstar.com) The case for international diversification is still solid.
Calculated Risk
MAY 19, 2023
Note: Mortgage rates are from MortgageNewsDaily.com and are for top tier scenarios. Due to changes at the CDC, weekly cases are no longer updated. After the first few weeks, the pandemic low for weekly deaths had been the week of July 7, 2021, at 1,690 deaths (until recently). For COVID hospitalizations, the previous low was 9,821 (until three weeks ago).
A Wealth of Common Sense
MAY 19, 2023
Each year Gallup performs a survey that asks a group of Americans what the best long-term investment is among the following options: Stocks Bonds Cash Gold Real estate These are the latest results: Real estate has been at the top of the charts for over a decade at this point but it saw a big drop from 2022 to 2023. Following the 2022 bear market stocks fell to third place behind gold.
Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker
If you’re lost in the world of spend management needs and your GAP analysis is lacking perspective on the future state of your business performance, listen up! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before. And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions!
The Big Picture
MAY 13, 2023
This week, we speak with Howard Lindzon , who is co-founder and managing partner of the early-stage seed investment fund Social Leverage. Lindzon also cofounded the social network Stocktwits, which pioneered the “cashtag” (e.g., $AAPL) and today has over 6 million monthly unique visitors; in addition, he has written several books and hosts the podcast “ Panic With Friends.” He explains his first investment into the company behind the Gripp, a stress squeeze ball that ev
Meb Faber Research
MAY 17, 2023
Episode #481: Sarah Stanley Fallaw – The Psychology of the Millionaire Next Door Guest: Sarah Stanley Fallaw, Ph.D., is the author of The Next Millionaire Next Door and the founder and President of DataPoints LLC, a company that provides technologically-enabled financial psychology tools to enhance wealth-building. In her role at DataPoints and her research, […] The post Episode #481: Sarah Stanley Fallaw – The Psychology of the Millionaire Next Door appeared first on Meb Fabe
Calculated Risk
MAY 15, 2023
From the NY Fed: Total Household Debt Reaches $17.05 trillion in Q1 2023; Mortgage Loan Growth Slows The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data today issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. The Report shows an increase in total household debt in the first quarter of 2023, increasing by $148 billion (0.9%) to $17.05 trillion.
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